James Farrior ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Farrior in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Farrior a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
James Farrior
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ||||||
| 1997 | 22–23 | NYJ | 16 | — | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 23–24 | NYJ | 12 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24–25 | NYJ | 15 | — | 0.2 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25–26 | NYJ | 15 | — | 0.7 | 44 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | NYJ | 16 | — | 3.4 | 102 | 66 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | PIT | 14 | — | 0.0 | 56 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | PIT | 16 | — | 0.0 | 114 | 71 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | PIT | 16 | — | 8.8 | 81 | 53 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30–31 | PIT | 14 | — | 1.1 | 95 | 50 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31–32 | PIT | 16 | — | 3.3 | 101 | 59 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 32–33 | PIT | 16 | — | 6.3 | 78 | 48 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 6.0 | 19.0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 33–34 | PIT | 16 | — | 3.0 | 99 | 55 | 44 | 9 | 6 | 3.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 34–35 | PIT | 16 | — | 2.2 | 89 | 55 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 35–36 | PIT | 16 | — | 4.6 | 80 | 51 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 6.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 36–37 | PIT | 14 | — | 2.2 | 65 | 41 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 228 | — | 36.5 | 1,032 | 638 | 394 | 53 | 48 | 36.0 | 137.0 | 11 | 68 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
228 career value over replacement — #288 all-time of 4,695. 17.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #8 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 1997 · +10.5 vs expected KV-H
72actual
61.5 expected · Δ+10.5
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